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Every major games media firm is investing serious money in video as the YouTube generation takes over. What has your approach to video content been? Chris Beaumont, GameSpot UK: Our approach is for the video team to lead video.That sounds glib, but a lot of sites have tried to integrate …

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An upcoming patch for Blizzard’s Diablo III will introduce microtransactions in some markets, but not in Europe or America. Patch 2.2.0 will introduce a number of changes for players in Asia, the most notable of which is the addition of a new in-game currency called Platinum which will, among other …

Earlier this month, Eurogamer made the decision to get rid of numerical scores from its reviews. In doing so the site joins the likes of Kotaku, which hasn’t had a numerical value attached to its reviews for several years. Towards the end of last year we strongly felt that scores …

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Rapper and celebrity Kanye West has said he is making a video game. West told Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, in a video you can see below, that he was personally heading up development of the title, work on which has been ongoing for six months. It takes inspiration from …

Once upon a time, the traditional media was the gatekeeper for information about video games. Now consumers have thousands of places where they can get their news from, such as Twitter or direct-to-consumer publisher blogs. Last year Kotaku changed its editorial policy to focus on post-release coverage. Rather than chasing …

Unreal Engine developers tap into the tools and a supportive community during Epic’s regular game jams

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